Smart textiles

Smart Silver in base layers

1 July 2009

Active Sports Fabrics (ASF) has chosen SmartSilver antimicrobial additives, to enhance its Eclipse base layer performance fabrics.

New application for Lenzing's Tencel

1 July 2009

Eurofoam, Europe's leading foam manufacturer, and cellulose fibre producer Lenzing, have developed a new kind of foam called Cellpur, incorporating Tencel powder.

Sponge-like nanofibre web has many similarities to human tissue

1 July 2009

For modern implants and the growth of artificial tissue and organs, it is important to generate materials with characteristics that closely emulate nature.

CNT-enhanced composites shed boat weight

1 July 2009

A new boat is to be built by Strategic Composites entirely from Arovex - the carbon nanotube-enhanced prepreg developed by Zyvex Performance Materials, based in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Technologies get design to speed up route to market

1 July 2009

A wearable radar-on-a-chip tracking device with many safety applications, solar-powered equipment to generate clean water and electricity, and a self-sterilising catheter are among a raft of innovatio

Capacitative coupling for non-contact monitoring

1 July 2009

Scientists at the Textile Research Institute Thuringia-Vogtland (TITV Greitz) in Germany are investigating the employment of electronic textiles that can take physiological readings without direct ski

Gas release textile with medical uses

1 July 2009

The Institute for Hygiene and Biotechnology (IHB) at Hohenstein in Germany has developed the first textile that can release medically effective gasses.

Limestone and titanium high performance

1 July 2009

US sportswear brand TYR Sport's new Sayonara is billed as the first high performance swimskin to incorporate Yamamoto Biorubber Swim Mark III fabric.

Continua selects Bluetooth low energy

1 July 2009

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced the selection of Bluetooth low energy wireless technology by Continua Health Alliance, the industry coalition of leading health care and techno

Encapsulated nanofibre webs for new niches

1 July 2009

Nanosan nonwovens developed by SNS Nano Fiber Technology are specialized nanofibre matrices in which a variety of particles have been successfully entrapped or encapsulated for a range of new niche ap

Award for feminine future design

1 July 2009

During Techtextil 2009, the Avantex New Fashion Innovation Prize 2009 was presented to a Berlin team of researchers and designers for an interactive dress with integrated stretchable circuit board tec

Nano level mixing without bubbles

1 June 2009

In the arena of high technology and high performance materials, the uniform dispersal of nano-sized particles in substrates such as resin is extremely difficult.

Project to extend life of photovoltaic devices

1 June 2009

US speciality chemicals and materials manufacturer Cytec Industries is joining forces with IMEC, independent nanoelectronics research institute based in Leuven, Belgium, in a bid to develop a commerci

Organic PV growth forecast

1 June 2009

Sales of materials for both 'pure' organic solar cells (OPV) and hybrid organic/inorganic dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC), are expected to reach almost US$600 million by 2016, according to a new repo

Bioplastic bones

1 June 2009

California's Cereplast is to supply Absorbent Specialty Products with bioplastic resin for its new 'Bio-Bones' bone replacement prosthetics.

SmartSilver representation in Asia

1 June 2009

Having just completed a $3.5 million second phase funding round, NanoHorizons has appointed Toshinobu Hirohata as an authorised sales and technical support agent for the company's SmartSilver antimicr

Nansulate for solar efficiency

1 June 2009

Industrial Nanotech has announced that its patented Nansulate protective thermal insulation coatings are now being incorporated into solar hot water heater and solar panel systems.

Rapid sub-micron fibre imaging

1 June 2009

FEI is launching the Fibermetric system powered by the Phenom personal electron microscope designed to discover and quantify the properties of woven and nonwoven fibre samples in minutes.

Added extras for tennis

1 June 2009

D3o impact adapting material and Teflon friction reducing polymer grommets are employed in the latest Speed series of tennis racquets from Austrian-headquartered sports company Head.

VivoMetrics LifeShirts in threat detection order

1 June 2009

California-headquartered RAE Systems has delivered ten custom-configured AreaRAE wireless gas-detection rapid deployment kits with wireless LifeShirt personnel management systems to the Kuwait governm

Nanotubes boost structural integrity of composites

1 June 2009

A new research discovery at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the US could lead to tougher, more durable composite frames for aircraft, boats and cars.

New remote patient monitoring LifeShirt system to be developed

1 June 2009

VivoMetrics, the California-based developer of the LifeShirt system, has partnered with OBS Medical, a manufacturer of automated early warning technology to create a new decision-assisting software pl

Aramid holds on to the deepest diver

1 June 2009

High-performance Technora para-aramid fibre is being employed by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) for the 160-metre secondary cable of a deep-sea probe called ABISMO

Nanocomp secures two new US Air Force grants

1 June 2009

Nanocomp Technologies has been awarded two new contracts by the United States Air Force under the Department of Defense's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme.

Smart implant lowers risk in heart operations

1 June 2009

Boston-based NMT Medical has received pre-market approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowing it to commercially market its STARFlex cardiac septal repair implant.

Clean air environments with Trevira

1 June 2009

Airtex GmbH of Germany - a specialist in HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) products - manufactures customised textile ventilation systems for spaces with particularly high requirements

Wearable alternative to MRI scans

1 June 2009

Magnetic resonance scans may be safer for children and other patients needing anaesthesia in the future, if new kinds of optical sensors developed by a team of European researchers find acceptance in

Nano-boost for Coats Bursa

1 June 2009

Industrial Nanotech has secured a contract with UK-headquartered Coats Plc, to coat the machinery in the company's yarn dyehouse facility located in Bursa, Turkey, with the thermal insulation and corr

Decontamination wipes patent

1 June 2009

Texas Tech University has secured a US patent for the process used to create nonwoven toxic chemical decontamination wipes, such as its recently-introduced Fibertect.

Digital deliveries in Detroit

1 June 2009

Plastic Logic has announced a strategic partnership agreement with the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News, Michigan's largest daily newspapers, to offer a digital content delivery and distributio

Bayer starts CNT plant construction

1 June 2009

Bayer MaterialScience AG has started construction of a new facility for the production of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in Chempark Leverkusen, Germany.

Health checks for infrastructure

1 June 2009

As part of the Euro10.2 million POLYTECT project, sensor-embedded grids and filters are being developed for use in structural health monitoring (SHM) in geotechnical and masonry applications.

Award for adaptive membrane

1 June 2009

Schoeller Textil's c_change membrane was one of the winners of the iF Material Design Award at this year's Hanover Fair. Pictured receiving the award from the judges for Schoeller is Hans-Ulrich Kohn.

British SBRI scheme launched

1 June 2009

British companies are to be supported to develop new products and services in diverse areas such as health, defence, transport and construction through a new GBP100 million government scheme.

Flame protection with head comfort

1 June 2009

Lenzing reports that its FR fibre now has a dominant share in the US market for protective hoods for firefighters.

Outdoor solar fabrics coming soon

1 June 2009

Power Plastic - the patented thin film solar material developed by Konarka Technologies - is poised for mass production in fabrics for outdoor use.

Transforming the lives of the silver surfers

1 June 2009

New clothes incorporating electronic functions to improve the quality of life for the active ageing population will be created in a groundbreaking research project launched at the University of Wales,

New distribution and development for carbon nanotube products

1 June 2009

Zyvex Performance Materials, based in Columbus, Ohio, USA, has announced a joint venture with PolyOne Corporation of Cleveland, to develop carbon nanotube-filled polymer materials for structural and e

Zetasizer aids advanced manipulation of composite materials

1 June 2009

Researchers at Nottingham Trent University in the UK are using the Zetasizer Nano ZS particle characterization system from Malvern Instruments in work that has demonstrated the predominantly electrost

Funding for wood nanomaterials research

1 June 2009

ArboraNano - the Canadian Forest NanoProducts Network led by FPInnovations - is to receive $8.9 million from the Government of Canada for research over the next four years.

Plans for nanofibre lines in Russia

1 May 2009

Elmarco and Oerlikon Neumag plan to deliver new nanofibre nonwovens manufacuring lines for acoustic insulation products to Russia later this year.

Nomex response is just swell

1 May 2009

Having just announced the successful start up of a new Nomex production unit at its facility in Asturias, Spain, DuPont is introducing a patented new smart fibre technology.

Flexible system for wearables

1 May 2009

At the recent Smart Systems Integration Conference in Brussels, Belgium, technologists from IMEC - an independent nanoelectronics and nanotechnology research centre - and its associated laboratory at

BioSolar to commercialise biobacksheet for thin-film photovoltaic modules

1 May 2009

BioSolar, the California-based developer of bio-based materials from renewable plant sources, plans to expand its BioBacksheet technology to accommodate copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) and cadmi

NanoHorizons partners for sustainability

1 May 2009

NanoHorizons, the manufacturer of SmartSilver antimicrobial silver additives, is partnering with the Silver Research Consortium whose mandate is to carry out research aimed at improving existing produ

Biomechanical and super-hydrophobic running shoe launched

1 May 2009

The ECCO Biom is a complex running shoe enhanced by P2i's ion-mask technology and constructed using biomechanical principles and natural motion that allows the foot to move in its preferred path.

TenCate smart textile skin demonstrates new auto possibilities

1 May 2009

The human body and anatomical functions were the inspiration for a new concept car with a TenCate smart textile frame.

Plug and play launches

1 May 2009

Sergio Tacchini and Quicksilver are amongst brands introducing Fibretronic technology into their latest products.

BASF CNT plastic in Bosch parts for Audi

1 May 2009

BASF is launching a plastic containing carbon nanotubes (CNT).

New Silver Nanotechnology Working Group

1 May 2009

NanoHorizons, the developer and manufacturer of SmartSilver nanoscale antimicrobial additives, has joined with four other companies to create the Silver Nanotechnology Working Group under the sponsors

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